Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Buenos Aires to Rio De Janeiro. Right seats capture the dramatic approach into Rio over Guanabara Bay and the iconic Sugarloaf/Corcovado mountains, which are the visual highlights of this route. Takeoff views are comparable between sides, but landing makes the difference.

During takeoff from Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE), sit on the Left side for the best views. EZE typically departs runway 09 (westbound) or 27 (eastbound). Left seats face north during westbound departure, offering views of the Río de la Plata estuary and the Buenos Aires metropolitan sprawl. Eastbound departures from runway 27 also favor left seats with views of the city and river delta as you climb. Notable sights include: Río de la Plata (wide brown estuary immediately north), Buenos Aires urban grid and port facilities, Tigre Delta distributaries to the northeast, Pampas grasslands extending westward.

When landing at Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (GIG), sit on the Right side for the best views. GIG has two parallel runways (09L/09R and 27L/27R). Approach vectors typically come from the south over Guanabara Bay. Right seats on final approach face west and offer unobstructed views of the bay's islands, the Sugarloaf Mountain massif, and the city of Rio proper. Left seats would face the Atlantic and open ocean. Notable sights include: Guanabara Bay (large protected bay with dozens of islands), Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar—distinctive granite peak), Corcovado Mountain with Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio de Janeiro city sprawl and beaches.

The flight from Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE) to Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (GIG) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path runs northeast from Buenos Aires across the Pampas, then over the Atlantic coastal regions of southern Brazil. Notable features include the Paraná River delta (visible as a massive braided system if flying inland routing), the coastline of Santa Catarina and Paraná states with their lagoons and barrier islands, and the approach to Rio over the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range to the west of Guanabara Bay. Most of the flight is over open Atlantic or sparsely populated coastal terrain.